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Free Cecily McMillan! A Special Issue of the Occupy Gazette

Free Cecily McMillan! A Special Issue of the Occupy Gazette Free Cecily McMillan! A Special Issue of the Occupy Gazette

On Monday, May 5, Occupy Wall Street protester Cecily McMillan was found guilty of assaulting NYPD Officer Grantley Bovell at the OWS anniversary protest on March 17, 2012. She now...

May 13, 2014 / Sarah Leonard

No More Tale of Two Cities? How de Blasio’s 2015 Budget Could Make New York More Equal

No More Tale of Two Cities? How de Blasio’s 2015 Budget Could Make New York More Equal No More Tale of Two Cities? How de Blasio’s 2015 Budget Could Make New York More Equal

Could we finally be leaving Mayor Bloomberg’s Gilded City behind? 

May 12, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

First Witness Called in Bridgegate Hearings

First Witness Called in Bridgegate Hearings First Witness Called in Bridgegate Hearings

A former aide says Christie's deputy chief of staff was "instrumental," but for whom?

May 7, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Chris Christie’s Bridge Scandal Goes Beyond the George Washington

Chris Christie’s Bridge Scandal Goes Beyond the George Washington Chris Christie’s Bridge Scandal Goes Beyond the George Washington

Will the Pulaski Skyway bring down New Jersey’s governor?

May 5, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Doubling the Minimum Wage Is on the Agenda in Seattle—and Nationally

Doubling the Minimum Wage Is on the Agenda in Seattle—and Nationally Doubling the Minimum Wage Is on the Agenda in Seattle—and Nationally

A big-city mayor proposes moving toward $15-an-hour. A movement builds.

May 2, 2014 / John Nichols

More Local Law Enforcement Officials Are Refusing to Comply With Obama’s Deportation Policies

More Local Law Enforcement Officials Are Refusing to Comply With Obama’s Deportation Policies More Local Law Enforcement Officials Are Refusing to Comply With Obama’s Deportation Policies

Counties and cities are posing a challenge to the Obama administration, whose immigration enforcement mechanisms lean heavily on the partnership between federal and local agents.

May 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

How New York’s Taxi Drivers Lost Their Health Insurance Fund

How New York’s Taxi Drivers Lost Their Health Insurance Fund How New York’s Taxi Drivers Lost Their Health Insurance Fund

The impasse facing the TWA healthcare program stems from the taxi workforce’s structural exclusion from labor protections

Apr 28, 2014 / Michelle Chen

2 Homeless People Needlessly Died During DC’s Cold Snap

2 Homeless People Needlessly Died During DC’s Cold Snap 2 Homeless People Needlessly Died During DC’s Cold Snap

“It’s what happens when you don’t spend money on affordable housing.”

Apr 17, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

The Cheering Stops. De Blasio Keeps Running.

The Cheering Stops. De Blasio Keeps Running. The Cheering Stops. De Blasio Keeps Running.

We end out First 100 Days blog with a look at what stands between the progressive mayor and the far-off finish line.

Apr 17, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

100 Days Into Bill de Blasio’s First Term, New York’s Most Powerful Progressive Is Taking Big Swipes at Inequality

100 Days Into Bill de Blasio’s First Term, New York’s Most Powerful Progressive Is Taking Big Swipes at Inequality 100 Days Into Bill de Blasio’s First Term, New York’s Most Powerful Progressive Is Taking Big Swipes at Inequality

The bad news? The forces of opposition may be just as strong as he is.

Apr 15, 2014 / Feature / Jarrett Murphy

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